For the past few months, entrants in the second annual Botany Design Awards (BDAs) have been elbow-deep in fabric, patterns and ideas in the hope of taking home first prize.
Motocross daredevils pull big crowds at The Palms
Shoppers at The Palms were treated to some high flying freestyle motocross action for free on Saturday, as the crew from Rob Turner’s Hard Core FMX let loose and got some serious air over a 75 foot gap between two ramps. Five Hardcore FMX bikers performed jaw-dropping stunts for thousands of shoppers at The Palms, in Christchurch on Saturday. Promoter …
Philanthropy New Zealand unveiled its Giving New Zealand report
Giving from the grave is expanding rapidly, say Liz Gibbs, chief executive of Philanthropy New Zealand, and Andrew Barnes, chief executive of Perpetual Guardian. Philanthropy New Zealand unveiled its Giving New Zealand report at a Who’s Who philanthropy event at Auckland’s Museum of Transport and Technology on Wednesday. It revealed a boom in people leaving money to charities in their …
Naomi Ballantyne, Partners Life founder, has some clear money advice for young people
“Students should be made to short course on debt management and be accredited before being able to apply for a student loan.” Save between 10 and 20 per cent of your income, is the best advice Naomi Ballantyne, founder of the successful Partners Life insurance company, has for the young. Savings are a springboard for life, such as being able …
Beneficiary risk: The new reason to change your will
Charlotte Lockhart, sales and marketing director at trustee company Perpetual Guardian, said changes in the lives of the testator’s beneficiary was a little-recognised reason to change your will. This can be termed beneficiary risk, and it is very real in a country where many people own their own businesses, and have signed personal guarantees with lenders like banks. Many people change …
GFNZ first-half profit soars 423% on lending growth
GFNZ Group [NZAX: GFL], the finance company formerly known as Geneva Finance, posted a 423% jump in first-half profit as the lender benefited from an expanded loan book. Net profit rose to $1.5 million, or 0.31c per share, in the six months ended September 30 from $288,000, or 0.07c, a year earlier, the Auckland-based company said in a statement. Net …
Mark Lowndes talks about leadership development.
What are some of the leadership challenges you’re facing in the business? I do a lot of reading about what’s happening in the legal profession and I think it’s clear the profession is changing at a fast pace and there are some quite large pressures on us. Clients are absolutely demanding more demonstrable value. There’s also a real skill shortage, …
Bay firms urged to follow Bayfair’s green lead
Bayfair Shopping Centre manager Steve Ellingford says as a business it had taken steps to ensure its environmental impact is as minimal as possible. Meanwhile, Bayfair Shopping Centre had implemented several successful measures, which were the first of its kind for a retail development in New Zealand, and had reduced its environmental impact. Centre manager Steve Ellingford said its LED …
Dogs at home at Bayfair
The Western Bay of Plenty’s largest shopping centre has introduced a parking facility – for dogs. Bayfair Shopping Centre’s doggy park offers shade, water and a lockable chain for shoppers’ four-legged friends. Bayfair marketing manager Kylie McGregor said the facility had been popular since it was unveiled a week ago. “There’s numerous dogs and every time we go …
Accessibility A Priority For Shopping Centres
Bayfair shopping centre manager Steve Ellingford is passionate about making the mall fully accessible, particularly with the high numbers of elderly visitors.